Versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat

ABSTRACT

A versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat includes a coat body, a pair of extension portions, pant coverings, fixing devices and retaining units. The fixing devices are respectively affixed to lower portions of the pant covering, and provide a margin for the pant coverings to displace and extend without affecting free movement of extending and retracting the legs when wearing the pant coverings. Furthermore, when walking along a street, the street surface will not cause damage to the structure of the pant coverings. When the pant coverings are not needed, it can be folded away and retained in the retaining units. Furthermore, the wind and raincoat and a rain-hat structure combination structure is formed within a collar interlayer of the coat body. The coat body is furnished with upper and lower adjoining members, which, after mutual adjoining, form holding space structures for storing the folded pant coverings, and so on.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a versatile head-to-foot wind andraincoat, and more particularly to a full length overcoat structure thatprovides complete wind and rainproof protection from head to foot, andincludes a multiple of different functions and wearing modes to matchdifferent weather conditions. The present invention primarily embodies acoat body, pant covering structures and retaining units and a rain-hatstructure and rain-hat retaining portion. The pant coverings and therain-hat can be contained within the retaining units and the rain-hatretaining portion respectively. Moreover, the coat body can becompletely folded within a covering unit for convenient carrying by auser.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

The inexpensive price, high mobility and convenience of bicycles andmotorcycles have made them an indispensable means of transport for thegeneral public in developing countries. However, when compared toautomobiles or other general public means of transport, their mainshortcoming is that although a raincoat and rain shoes can be worn toprotect the rider from rain to a certain extent, they are not able tocompletely keep out the wind and rain. For example: when wearing araincoat in a light rainfall and the light rain suddenly turns into adown-pour, if the rain shoes are not put on in time, not only are theshoes and socks of the person completely soaked, but also the rainwatercollects in the shoes.

In order to resolve the aforementioned shortcomings, products havealready been developed that consist of shoe coverings joined to araincoat, as depicted in FIG. 1, which shows a prior art productincluding a cape raincoat 1, leg coverings 2, male and female fasteners3, 4 and bottom layers 5, wherein function of the male and femalefasteners 3, 4 is not only to join the cape raincoat 1 to the legcoverings 2, but also includes a function to pre-adjust positions of theleg coverings 2 for joining to the cape raincoat 1 according to leglength of the user. Moreover, the bottom layers 5 are used to fit overthe shoes worn by the user, thereby providing the leg coverings 2 with asecuring and supporting effect.

In addition, there are other prior art products wherein leg coveringsare stitched directly to a lower hem of a raincoat (not shown in thedrawings), and an elastic strip or belt is longitudinally attached tosides of each of the leg coverings, in replacement of the aforementionedmale and female fasteners 3, 4, having function to adjust the length ofthe leg coverings. However, positions of the leg coverings still need tobe pre-adjusted using the elastic strips or the belts according to leglength of the user before wearing, and need to further function togetherwith the bottom layers 5 joined to bottom portions of the leg coveringsto secure and provide support thereto.

Regardless of whether the aforementioned prior art products use the maleand female fasteners 3, 4, the elastic strips or belts (not shown in thedrawings) to vary the length of the leg coverings 2, all such methodsrequire manual adjustment in advance of wearing, and are unable toachieve effectiveness of unhindered automatic adjustment in actual use.If the male and female fasteners 3, 4, elastic strips or belts (notshown in the drawings) are used to adjust the leg coverings 2 to anappropriate length when the user is in a standing position, because thelegs of the user need to be bent when riding a bicycle or motorcycle,thus, length of the leg coverings 2 need to be relatively longer thanwhen the user is in a standing position. Hence, when the legs are bent,a pulling effect occurs on the leg coverings 2 that have already beenpre-adjusted to an appropriate length when the user was in a standingposition, which causes the leg coverings 2 to assume a stretched tautstate, and if elastic strips (not shown in the drawings) arelongitudinally attached to the sides of the leg coverings 2 foradjusting length of the leg coverings 2 according to leg length of theuser, then, if the user is relatively tall and has long legs, causing astretched taut state in the elastic strips, thus, when the user gets ona motorcycle and bends his legs, the elastic strips and leg coverings 2are further stretched to a more taut state, thereby causing discomfortto the user. In addition, regardless of what method the aforementionedprior art products use to adjust the length of the leg coverings 2; theyall must function together with the bottom layers 5 of the leg coverings2 that fit over the shoes to secure and support the entire structure.Furthermore, the bottom layers 5 will come in contact with the groundwhen walking along the road because of the way they are fitted over theshoes, and friction with the ground produced by the walking actionresults in wear and tear and separation of joins between the bottomlayers 5 and the leg coverings 2.

Furthermore, conventional coats are not designed with an aesthetical andfunctional retaining unit for an attached rain-hat, thereby spoiling theaesthetics and multiformity of the collar and raincoat. Moreover, aprior art rain-hat is unsuitable for wearing over a sports cap worn bythe user, which similarly results in a substantial shortcoming in use.

In light of the shortcomings in prior art products, the inventor of thepresent invention, based on years of actual experience riding a bicycleand motorcycle wearing a raincoat and shoe coverings attentively andcircumspectly carried out extensive study, exploration and improvementto ultimately design a new improved structure for a versatilehead-to-foot wind and raincoat, which not only resolves thelong-standing structural problem of a combination weatherproof coat andleg coverings being unable to freely extend, but has also improved theshortcomings and inconvenience of prior art weatherproof coat andrain-hat structures.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a structurefor pant coverings connected to a wind and raincoat, structured tocomprise a coat body, a pair of extension portions, pant coverings,fixing devices and retaining units, wherein the fixing devices areprovided with fastening members to tightly secure the pant coverings tothe legs of a user, thereby providing a securing function that preventsbottom open ends of the pant coverings from falling down and coming incontact with the ground. Furthermore, because of a structuralconfiguration that includes top open ends of the pant coverings mutuallyconnected to the extension portions, thus, when the user is bending andstretching his legs, the top open ends and the mutually connectedextension portions accommodate bending and stretching movements of thelegs to a certain extent by means of an automatic pulling adjustmentconfiguration, without causing an uncomfortable pulling effect.

A second objective of the present invention is to provide the structurefor pant coverings connected to a wind and raincoat with the pantcoverings that further comprise a soft lining cloth and a hardwaterproof cloth joined thereto. When the pant coverings are needed, theextension portions, the pant coverings and the fixing devices areremoved from the retaining units and fitted to the legs of the user,thereby achieving the function to protect the body and legs from rain.Moreover, the soft lining cloth and the hard waterproof cloth joinedthereto further provide allowances for bending and stretching movementsof the legs of the user, thereby effectively achieving freeextendibility of the pant coverings structure when the user is bendingand stretching his legs.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide thestructure for pant coverings connected to a wind and raincoat with arain-hat, a retaining portion, a retaining opening and a cover, whereinone end of the rain-hat is joined to an inside of the retaining portion;and the retaining portion is formed within an interlayer of a collar ofthe coat body. When the rain-hat structure is not needed, the rain-hatcan be folded and placed into the retaining portion. Moreover, outwardappearance of the retained rain-hat structure does not affect aestheticsof the general collar. Function of the cover is to cover the retainingopening and prevent rainwater from entering therein.

A fourth objective of the present invention is to provide the wind andraincoat with a rain-hat structure able to cover a brim portion of asports cap, whereby, when needed, the rain-hat is pulled out from theretaining opening of the retaining portion. The rain-hat furthercomprises a brim, a brim pocket, a brim opening and a brim cover. Thebrim is designed at the front of the rain-hat and assumes a circular-arcform having an interlayer, within which forms the brim pocket. The brimcover can be pulled out from the brim opening, and has the function toslip over a brim portion of a sports cap worn by the user.

A fifth objective of the present invention is to provide lower ends ofthe coat body of the wind and raincoat with the upper and loweradjoining members, which, after mutual adjoining, form the holdingspaces that are used for storing the folded extension portions, pantcoverings and fixing devices. The original coat body of knee-lengthforms a jacket of hip length after mutual adjoining of the upper andlower adjoining members, which can be worn as a casual coat to keep thebody warm on cold, dry days.

A sixth objective of the present invention is to provide folding lowerend extended portions that provide structures that enable using bottomedges or circumferences of the lower ends of the coat body to remove orretain structural members of the wind and raincoat. When storing away,the lower adjoining members attached to the lower end extended portionsare juxtapositioned and adjoined to the corresponding upper adjoiningmembers, thereby retaining the lower end extended portions together withthe folded extension portions and pant coverings within the retainingunits attached to the lower ends of the coat body by means of coveringportions.

A seventh objective of the present invention is to provide the wind andraincoat with a covering unit joined to an inner side of the coat bodycorresponding to the back of a person, which is used to hold the entirefolded coat body, the extension portions, the pant coverings, the fixingdevices and the retaining units and the rain-hat structure. The coveringunit is a pocket or a single sheet, and is able to completely cover thefolded coat body, thereby achieving a function to conveniently carry andstore the wind and raincoat.

To enable a further understanding of said objectives and thetechnological methods of the invention herein, brief description of thedrawings is provided below followed by detailed description of thepreferred embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a structural schematic view of a prior art raincoat in use.

FIG. 2 shows a structural schematic view depicting a front portionlongitudinal opening raincoat of the present invention being worn.

FIG. 3 shows an exploded structural view of an embodiment depictingjoining of pant coverings to retaining units according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 shows a structural schematic view depicting a raincoatlongitudinally opening on two sides of the present invention being worn.

FIG. 5 shows a structural view of an embodiment depicting the pantcoverings joined to the retaining units using upper and lower adjoiningmembers according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows an exploded structural view depicting joining of the pantcoverings to the retaining units using upper and lower adjoining membersaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows a structural schematic view of FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 depictingthe pant coverings in a contained state according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 8 shows a partial structural cutaway view depicting one of thefolded pant covering contained within the retaining unit according tothe present invention.

FIG. 9 shows a partial structural cutaway view depicting use of one ofthe pant coverings after being removed from the retaining unit accordingto the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows a structural schematic view of another embodimentdepicting the pant coverings joined to retaining units adopting upperand lower adjoining members according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 shows a structural schematic view of another embodimentdepicting the pant coverings joined to the retaining units adopting theupper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 shows an exploded structural view of another embodimentdepicting the pant coverings joined to the retaining units adopting theupper and lower adjoining members according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 shows a structural schematic view of FIGS. 10, 11 and 12depicting the retaining unit in a retained state according to thepresent invention.

FIG. 14 shows a partial structural cutaway view depicting a rain-hatafter removal from a retaining portion of a rain-hat structure accordingto the present invention.

FIG. 15 shows a partial structural cutaway view depicting the foldedrain-hat contained within the retaining portion of the rain-hatstructure according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 shows a structural cutaway view depicting the rain-hat structureof the present invention in use.

FIG. 17 shows a structural cutaway view depicting a brim cover of therain-hat after being pulled out from a brim pocket and fitted over abrim of a sports cap worm by a user according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 shows a schematic view depicting outward appearance of a jacketformed after fastening together of the upper and lower adjoining membersaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 19 shows a structural schematic view depicting the pocket coveringunit, retaining units and the upper and lower adjoining members used tocontain extension portions and pant coverings according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 20 shows a structural schematic view after the extension portionsand the pant coverings have been contained using the retaining units andthe upper and lower adjoining members according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 21 shows a schematic view depicting the procedure for folding andcovering up the coat body using the pocket covering unit according tothe present invention.

FIG. 22 shows a schematic view depicting outward appearance of a sheetcovering unit and a jacket formed after fastening together the upper andlower adjoining members according to the present invention.

FIG. 23 shows a schematic view depicting the procedure for folding andcovering up the coat body using the sheet covering unit according to thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 3, which shows a versatile head-to-foot wind andraincoat of the present invention structured to comprise a coat body 10,a pair of extension portions 11, pant coverings 12, fixing devices 13and retaining units 14. The front of the coat body 10 longitudinallyopens to form left and right front portions 101. The extension portions11 are sheet forms, sides of which are attached fixing members 111 tocorrespond to fixing members 112 attached to inner sides of lower endsof the front portions 101. When using the pant coverings 12, the fixingmembers 111 are adjusted and adjoined to the fixing members 112according to height and leg length of the user. Embodiments of thefixing members 111 and 112 can use male and female hook and loopfastening strips or other alternative methods. The pant coverings 12assume hollow tubular forms provided with top and bottom open ends 121,122. The top open ends 121 respectively join to the extension portions11, and the bottom open ends 122 naturally hang down and cover the legsof the user. The fixing devices 13 provided with fastening members 131are attached to outer surfaces of the pant coverings 12, and thefastening function of the fastening members 131 is used to tighten thepant coverings 12 to the legs of the user. Because the fixing devices 13are provided with fastening members 131 to tighten the pant coverings 12to the legs of the user, thus, the bottom open ends 122 of the pantcoverings 12 will not fall down and come in contact with the ground.Furthermore, because of a structure whereby the pant coverings 12 areprovided with top open ends 121 that mutually connect to the extensionportions 11, thus, when the user is bending and stretching his legs, thetop open ends and the mutually connected extension portions accommodatebending and stretching movements of the legs to a certain extent bymeans of an automatic pulling adjustment configuration, without causingan uncomfortable pulling effect. In addition, the retaining units 14 arepockets having openings 114 that are respectively affixed to the innersides of the lower ends of the front portions 101 so as to correspond topositions of the extension portions 11. The openings 114 facilitateplacing the folded pant coverings 12 into the retaining units 14.

Referring to FIG. 4, the coat body 10 can be longitudinally opened fromleft and right sides by means of open crossover portions 15, therebyforming two front and rear portions. When needed, the lower end of thefront portion 101 is lifted open, and the extension portions 11 and thepant coverings 12 can be removed from pockets 140 attached to innersides of the lower ends.

Embodiments of the retaining units 14 include not only theaforementioned pockets with openings 114, but also upper adjoiningmembers 141 and lower adjoining members 142 attached to the lower endsof the front portions 101 of the coat body 10.

Referring to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, which show one of the embodiments,wherein the lower ends of the coat body 10 are inwardly folded, andafter the lower adjoining members 142 are affixed to the correspondingupper adjoining members 141, holding spaces 144 are formed between thelower ends of the front portions 101 and a superimposition of the foldedupper and lower adjoining members 141, 142, which are used to hold thefolded extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12. Longitudinalopenings are formed at each of the holding spaces 144 after the upperand lower adjoining members 141,142 have been folded together, and thelower ends of the front portions 101 of the coat body 10 aresuperimposed to form the holding spaces 144 positioned at the lower endsof the longitudinally opening coat body 10. And the longitudinalopenings are covered with covers 145 in order for the present inventionto be more aesthetically appealing. Embodiments of the upper and loweradjoining members 141, 142 include the use of zippers (slide fasteners),but other alternative members can be used to achieve a similar fasteningeffect. In addition, embodiments of the extension portions 11 includeusing a plurality of strips, the fixing members 111 are a plurality ofbutton holes, and the fixing members 112 of the coat body 10 arebuttons. When using the pant coverings 12, the fixing members 111 areadjusted and adjoined to the fixing members 112 according to height andleg length of the user.

Referring to FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6, each of the tubular pant coverings 12consist of a soft lining cloth 124 joined to a hard waterproof cloth123, and an allowance for displacement and extension of the pantcoverings 12 is enabled between the soft lining cloth 124 joined to thehard waterproof cloth 123. Referring again to FIGS. 5 and 6, in order tofacilitate the user in putting on the pant coverings 12, each of thepant coverings 12 can be designed with one end having a relatively largeinside diameter, as depicted in FIG. 4. Furthermore, longitudinaladjustment members 125, 126 can be respectively attached to peripheriesof each of the pant coverings 12. Embodiments of the longitudinaladjustment members 125, 126 include the use of zippers. Referring againto FIG. 5, when using the pant coverings 12, the longitudinal adjustingmembers 125, 126 are first opened, and after the user has passed hislegs into the pant coverings 12, the longitudinal adjusting members 125,126 are pulled together to form a peripheral end of relatively smallerdiameter.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, in actual use, the pant coverings 12 arefirst detached from the extension portions 11 and taken out from theretaining units 14, then the user upwardly pulls the pant coverings 12over his legs to an appropriable length that achieves complete coveringof the legs while preventing the bottom open ends 122 of the pantcoverings 12 from coming in contact with the ground. The fixing devices13 are then used to secure the pant coverings 12 to the legs of theuser. Because of the securing function of the fixing devices 13, thus,regardless of whether the user is sitting or walking, the bottom openends 122 of the pant coverings 12 maintain complete covering of thelegs, thereby achieving effectiveness of protecting the legs againstrain. Furthermore, the fixing devices 13 attached to lower portions ofthe soft lining cloth 124 are not only used to secure the pant coverings12 to the legs of the user, moreover, the different material propertiesof the soft lining cloth 124 and the hard waterproof cloth 123 arefelicitously utilized to function together with the securing effect ofthe fixing devices 13 to accommodate the needs of actual movement of thelegs of the user and achieve comfort and flexibility. When the legs ofthe user are in an extended position, for example, when the user issitting astride a motorcycle waiting at the traffic lights with both hislegs extended and the feet touching the road surface, the legs are in anover-stretched state which affects the extension portions 11, therebycausing the soft lining cloths 124 between the hard waterproof cloths123 to similarly assume extended states. When the user is standing, thesecuring function of the fixing devices 13 attached to the lowerportions of the soft lining cloths 124 and gravitation cause the softlining cloth 124 to fold and naturally hang down. Moreover, because thehardness and weight of the hard waterproof cloths 123 joined to the softlining cloths 124 are sufficiently greater than those of the soft liningcloths 124, thus, the hard waterproof cloths 123 similarly naturallyhang down and slightly cover outer sides of the soft lining cloths 124.Because of the light feature of the soft lining cloths 124, thus, duringactual movement of the legs, the user is completely unaware of movementand change in the structure of the pant coverings 12, thereby achievingcomfort and flexibility regardless of whether the legs are in anextended or contracted state. In addition, because the bottom open ends122 of the pant coverings 12 are not designed to cover the soles of theshoes of the user, thus the user can wear the wind and rainproof coat ofthe present invention and walk unhindered along the street, the soles ofthe shoes coming in direct contact with the road surface, therebyachieving a structural design that prevents frictional wear of the pantcoverings 12. Other embodiments of the present invention furthercomprising the retaining units 14 used together with the upper and loweradjoining members 141, 142 to change length of the lower ends of thecoat body 10, and a method for folding and retaining the extensionportions 11 and the pant coverings 12 are depicted in FIGS. 10, 11, 12and 13.

Each of the retaining units 14 of the present embodiment comprise theupper adjoining member 141, the lower adjoining member 142, a foldingportion 103, a lower end extended portion 102 and a covering portion105. An upper edge of the folding portion 103 is affixed to the coatbody 10 close to the upper adjoining member 141, and a lower side of thefolding portion 103 connects to the lower end extended portion 102, andthe lower adjoining member 142 is affixed to an upper side of the lowerend extended portion 102. When storing away, the lower adjoining members142 affixed to the lower rend extended portions 102 are juxtapositionedand adjoined to the corresponding upper adjoining members 141, therebyenabling the lower end extended portions 102 together with the foldedextension portions 11 and pant coverings 12 be retained within theretaining units 14 of the lower ends of the coat body 10 by means of thecovering portions 105.

Openings of the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142 are formed onbottom edges or circumferences of the lower ends of the coat body 10,which are further configured with closing devices 104. The closingdevices 104 enable removing or disposing of the lower end extendedportions 102, the extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12. Theclosing devices 104 are designed with large U-shaped openings to providefor the most convenient removing and retaining of the structuralportions.

Because the folding portions 103 can adopt flexible soft lining cloth,thus, the lower adjoining members 142 affixed to the lower end extendedportions 102 can be easily folded upwards, juxtaposed and adjoined tothe corresponding upper adjoining members 141. In addition, because sizeof the lower end extended portions 102 is slightly smaller Do than thatof the upper adjoining members 141 covering the circumference of theclosing devices 104, thus, the lower end extended portions 102 can beeasily disposed within the covering range of the covering portion 105.Moreover, the closing devices 104 enable the lower end extended portions102together with the extension portions 11 and the pant coverings 12 tobe retained within the retaining units 14 by means of the foldingportions 103.

When needed, the large U-shaped openings of the closing devices 104 areopened, and the covering portions 105 are lifted up, then the lower endextended portions 102 together with the extension portions 11 and thepant coverings 12 are removed and fitted to the legs. When the lower endextended portions 102 are in a removed state and the pant coverings 12are not needed, the extension portions 11 and pant coverings are foldedand disposed within the pockets 140 attached to the lower end extendedportions 102.

The covering portions 105 are configured with fixing members 112corresponding to positions of position fixing members 111 affixed to theextension portions 11, which enable adjustment to a height suitable forthe leg length of the user.

Apart from the aforementioned structural differences of the presentembodiment, other structures, principles and operational modes are allsimilar to the other embodiments, and are thus not described furtherhereinafter.

Referring to FIGS. 14 and 15, the present invention achieveseffectiveness of multifunction head-to-foot weatherproofing, and isfurther designed with an attached rain-hat structure 20 comprising arain-hat 23, a retaining portion 21, a retaining opening 24 and a cover22, wherein one end of the rain-hat 23 is joined to an inside of theretaining portion 21. The retaining portion 21 is formed within aninterlayer of a collar 100 of the coat body 10. When the rain-hat 23 isnot needed, it can be folded and placed into the retaining portion 21through the retaining opening 24 defined at a rear of the collar 100.The cover 22 is designed with a fixed side 221 and an open side 222. Thefixed side 221 is affixed to an upper portion of the retaining opening24, and the open side 222 openably covers the retaining opening 21 toprevent rainwater from entering therein.

Referring to FIGS. 16 and 17, the rain-hat 23 is pulled out of theretaining portion 21 through the retaining opening 24 when needed. Therain-hat 23 further comprises a brim 25, a brim pocket 27, a brimopening 26 and a brim cover 28. The brim 25 is designed at the frontportion of the rain-hat 23 and assumes a circular-arc form, and isfurther provided with an interlayer, within which forms the brim pocket27 that is designed with the brim opening 26. The brim cover 28 has afixed end 281 and a retaining end 282. The fixed end 281 is affixed toan inside of the brim pocket 27, and the retaining end 282 can be pulledout from the brim opening 26 and slipped over a brim portion of a sportscap worn by the user. An embodiment of the retaining end 282 can be astitched elastic strip.

Referring to FIG. 18, the wind and raincoat of the present inventionincludes not only the ability to protect against wind and rain, but canalso be ordinarily used as a jacket to keep warm on cold, dry days,embodiments of which are depicted in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.After folding and placing the extension portions 11 and the pantcoverings 12 into the holding spaces 144 between the lower ends of thefront portions 101 and the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142,the coat body 10 is thus converted into a hip-length jacket from theoriginal knee-length overcoat.

Referring to FIG. 19, a covering unit 30 is joined to an inner side ofthe coat body 10 corresponding to the back of a person, which is used tohold the entire folded coat body 10, the extension portions 11, the pantcoverings 12, the fixing devices 13 and the retaining units 14. Thecovering unit 30 is a pocket 31 that is joined to an inner side surfaceof the coat body 10. The pocket 31 includes a pocket opening 32, anupper pocket surface 33 and a lower pocket surface 34. When using thecovering unit 30, the extension portions 11, the pant coverings 12 andthe fixing devices 13 are first folded and disposed within the retainingunits 14, and then the upper and lower adjoining members 141, 142 arefolded inwards and fastened together, whereafter the folded rain-hat 23is placed within the retaining portion 21 of the rain-hat structure 20,as depicted in FIGS. 18, 19 and 20. Referring to FIG. 21, apart from thecoat body 10 having the function to be converted into the style of ajacket, moreover, the coat body 10 can be folded back towards a rearside of the covering unit 30 to a size approximately the same size asthe pocket 31 of the covering unit 30, thereby exposing the pocket 31 onthe folded coat body 10. Finally, the upper pocket surface 33 and thelower pocket surface 34 are turned back over the pocket opening 32 ofthe pocket 31, thereby containing and covering the coat body 10 withinthe pocket 31, and creating a flat and easily carried small-sized form.

Referring to FIGS. 22 and 23, which shows another embodiment of thecovering unit 30 of the present invention, wherein the covering unit 30is a single sheet 35, upon which is formed a fixed end 36 and acorresponding open end 37. The fixed end 36 is affixed to an insidesurface of the coat body 10, and male and female fastening members 38,39 are affixed to the sheet 35. Referring to FIG. 23, when using thecovering unit 30, the coat body 10 is folded back towards a rear side ofthe sheet 35 and rolled up to a size suitable for easy covering by thesheet 35, thereby exposing the sheet 35 on the folded coat body 10,whereafter the sheet 35 is folded round the coat body 10, therebycovering the coat body 10 within the sheet 35 and forming a rolled-upstate of easily carryable size. The male and female fastening members38, 39 are then fastened together to secure the rolled-up state.

Advantages and effectiveness of the present invention are as follows:

-   -   1. A single head-to-foot design comprising the rain-hat 23, the        coat body 10 and the pant coverings 12, which is conveniently        carried by the user and achieves head to foot all-round        weatherproof effectiveness.    -   2. Provided with a unique design that enables containing the        rain-hat 23 within the interlayer of the collar 100, making        external appearance of the coat body 10 no different from a        general overcoat, and thus does not affect its aesthetic appeal.    -   3. The rain-hat 23 is provided with the brim cover 28 that can        be used to cover the brim portion of a sports cap worn by the        user, thereby preventing the sports cap from getting soaked by        rainwater when wearing the coat body 10.    -   4. The pant coverings 12 felicitously utilize the different        specific weight and material properties of the soft lining        cloths 124 and the hard waterproof cloths 123 to function        together with the securing effect of the fixing devices 13 to        enable the user to walk unhindered when wearing the wind and        raincoat of the present invention without discomforting the legs        or affecting flexibility. Moreover, the pant coverings 12 are        not designed with bottom layers, thereby enabling the shoes of        the user to come in direct contact with the ground, and thus        preventing damage to the structure of the pant coverings 12.    -   5. The retaining units 14 adopt transverse adjoining devices        installed on the lower ends of the coat body 10, wherein        structures comprising the upper and lower adjoining members 141,        142 on lower ends of the coat body 10 form the holding spaces        144 that hold the folded extension portions 11 and the pant        coverings 12. Hence, after fastening together the upper and        lower adjoining members 141, 142, the coat body 10 is thus        converted into a hip-length jacket from the original knee-length        overcoat, thereby facilitating different functional use of the        coat body of the present invention in different weather        conditions.    -   6. The covering unit 30 attached to the inside of the coat body        10 corresponding to the back of a person provides an easy        folding and covering method to contain the folded rain-hat        structure 20, the coat body 10, the extension portions 11, the        pant coverings 12, the fixing devices 13 and the retaining units        14, thereby facilitating easy carrying of the folded structure        by the user.

In conclusion, the versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat of thepresent invention clearly achieves the described functionalities usingthe aforementioned disclosed structures, Furthermore, contents of thepresent invention have not been publicly disclosed prior to thisapplication, and practicability and advancement of the present inventionclearly comply with essential elements as required for a new patentapplication. Accordingly, a new patent application is proposed herein.

It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described hereinare merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that awide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilledin the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionas set forth in the following claims.

1. A versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat comprising a coat body, apair of extension portions, pant coverings, fixing devices and retainingunits, wherein fixing members are affixed to inner sides of lower endsof the coat body; position fixing members are respectively attached tosides of the extension portions, the position fixing members areadjusted and adjoined to the corresponding fixing members according toheight and leg length of the user; the pant coverings assume hollowtubular forms provided with top and bottom open ends, the top open endsjoin to the extension portions, and the bottom open ends naturally hangdown and cover the feet of the user; the fixing devices comprisefastening members attached to outer surfaces of the pant coverings, andthe fastening function of the fastening members is used to tighten thepant coverings to the legs of the user; the retaining units are affixedto the lower ends of the coat body and used to retain the extensionportions and the pant coverings after folding.
 2. A versatilehead-to-foot wind and raincoat comprising a coat body, a pair ofextension portions, pant coverings, fixing devices and retaining units,wherein fixing members are affixed to inner sides of lower ends of thecoat body; position fixing members are respectively attached to sides ofthe extension portions, the position fixing members are adjusted andadjoined to the corresponding fixing members according to height and leglength of the user; the pant coverings assume hollow tubular formsprovided with top and bottom open ends, the top open ends join to theextension portions, and the bottom open ends naturally hang down andcover the feet of the user; the fixing devices comprise fasteningmembers attached to outer surfaces of the pant coverings, and thefastening function of the fastening members is used to tighten the pantcoverings to the legs of the user; each of the retaining units areaffixed to the lower ends of the coat body and comprise an upperadjoining member and a lower adjoining member, the upper adjoiningmembers and the lower adjoining members are used to change the length ofthe lower ends of the coat body and to retain the extension portions andthe pant coverings after folding.
 3. The versatile head-to-foot wind andraincoat according to claim 1, wherein a front of the lower ends of thecoat body longitudinally open to form left and right front portions, thefixing members are respectively affixed to inner sides of the two frontportions.
 4. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according toclaim 1, wherein the lower ends of the coat body respectively compriseleft and right side longitudinally opening crossover portions, whichopen up to form front and rear portions, the fixing members are affixedto inner sides of the front portion.
 5. The versatile head-to-foot windand raincoat according to claim 1, wherein the retaining unit comprisesat least one pocket attached to an inner side of the front portion ofthe lower end of the coat body corresponding to the extension portion.6. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1,wherein the retaining unit comprises at least one covering portionattached to an inner side of the front portion of the lower end of thecoat body corresponding to the extension portion.
 7. The versatilehead-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1, wherein theretaining unit comprises the upper adjoining member and the loweradjoining member, which are used to change the length of the lower endsof the coat body and to retain the extension portions and the pantcoverings after folding.
 8. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoataccording to claim 1, wherein the retaining unit comprises the upperadjoining member, the lower adjoining member, a folding portion, a lowerend extended portion and a covering portion; an upper side of thefolding portion is affixed to the coat body close to position of theupper adjoining member, a lower side of the folding portion is affixedto the lower end extended portion; when storing away, the loweradjoining members are juxtapositioned and adjoined to the correspondingupper adjoining members, thereby retaining the lower end extendedportions together with the folded extension portions and pant coveringswithin the retaining units by means of the covering portions.
 9. Theversatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 8, whereineach of the lower end extended portion is designed with a pocket, whenthe pant coverings are not needed, the folded extension portions andpant coverings are disposed within the pockets.
 10. The versatilehead-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 8, wherein the fixingmembers are affixed to the covering portion corresponding to position ofthe position fixing members affixed to the extension portion, which areused to adjust height when adjoining the two.
 11. The versatilehead-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 8, wherein openings ofthe upper and lower adjoining members are defined on bottom edges of thelower ends of the coat body in addition to closing devices, the lowerend extended portions, the extension portions and the pant coverings canbe removed and retained through the bottom edge openings.
 12. Theversatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 8, whereinthe openings of the upper and lower adjoining members are defined onU-shaped circumferences of the lower ends of the coat body in additionto the closing devices, the lower end extended portions, the extensionportions and the pant coverings can be removed and retained through theU-shaped circumference openings.
 13. The versatile head-to-foot wind andraincoat according to claim 7, wherein, after inwardly folding the lowerends of the coat body and mutually adjoining the upper and loweradjoining members, the superimposed lower ends of the coat body formholding spaces that are used to retain the folded extension portions andpant coverings.
 14. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoataccording to the claim 1, wherein the pant coverings are respectivelyfabricated from tubular soft lining cloth joined to hard waterproofcloth; an allowance for displacement and extension of the pant coveringsis enabled between the soft lining cloth joined to the hard waterproofcloth.
 15. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according toclaim 1, wherein the pant coverings comprise at least one longitudinaladjusting member, which is used to adjust size of the shoe coverings.16. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoat according to claim 1,wherein a covering unit is joined to an inner side of the coat bodycorresponding to the back of a person, which is used to hold the entirefolded coat body, the extension portions, the pant coverings, the fixingdevices and the retaining units.
 17. The versatile head-to-foot wind andraincoat according to claim 16, wherein the covering unit is a singlesheet, upon which is formed a fixed end and an open end, the fixed endis affixed to an inside surface of the coat body, and female fasteningmembers are affixed to the fixed end, and male fastening members areaffixed to the open end, position of the female fastening memberscorresponds to position of the male fastening members when foldedtogether, thereby achieving object of securing the entire foldedraincoat therein.
 18. The versatile head-to-foot wind and raincoataccording to claim 1, wherein the covering unit is a pocket, which isaffixed to the inside surface of the coat body and is designed with apocket opening that is folded back to achieve object of covering andretaining the entire folded raincoat therein.
 19. An attached rain-hatstructure comprising a rain-hat, a retaining portion, a retainingopening and a cover, wherein one end of the rain-hat is joined to aninside of the retaining portion; the retaining portion is formed withinan interlayer of a collar of a versatile wind and raincoat; the rain-hatcan be folded and placed into the retaining portion through theretaining opening defined at a rear of the collar; the cover is designedwith a fixed side and an open side, the fixed side is affixed to anupper portion of the retaining opening, and the open side openablycovers the retaining opening to prevent rainwater from entering therein.20. The attached rain-hat structure according to claim 19, wherein therain-hat further comprises a brim, a brim pocket, a brim opening and abrim cover, the brim is designed at the front of the rain-hat andassumes a circular-arc form having an interlayer, within which forms thebrim pocket that is designed with the brim opening, the brim cover has afixed end and a retaining end, the fixed end is affixed to an inside ofthe brim pocket, and the retaining end can be pulled out from the brimopening and slipped over a brim portion of a sports cap worn by theuser.